| 1 | 僧侣 | 僧侶 | sēng lǚ | seng1 lu:3 | monk | | |
| 2 | 僧 | 僧 | sēng | seng1 | monk; Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order | | |
| 3 | 不看僧面看佛面 | 不看僧面看佛面 | bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn | bu4 kan4 seng1 mian4 kan4 fo2 mian4 | lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom); fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else | | |
| 4 | 僧尼 | 僧尼 | sēng ní | seng1 ni2 | (Buddhist) monks and nuns | | |
| 5 | 棕胸佛法僧 | 棕胸佛法僧 | zōng xiōng fó fǎ sēng | zong1 xiong1 fo2 fa3 seng1 | (bird species of China) Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) | | |
| 6 | 粥少僧多 | 粥少僧多 | zhōu shǎo sēng duō | zhou1 shao3 seng1 duo1 | see 僧多粥少 | | |
| 7 | 张僧繇 | 張僧繇 | zhāng sēng yóu | Zhang1 Seng1 you2 | Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家 | | |
| 8 | 削发为僧 | 削髮為僧 | xuē fà wéi sēng | xue1 fa4 wei2 seng1 | to shave one's head and become a monk (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 唐僧 | 唐僧 | táng sēng | Tang2 seng1 | Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645 | | |
| 10 | 圣僧 | 聖僧 | shèng sēng | sheng4 seng1 | great monk; senior monk | | |
| 11 | 沙僧 | 沙僧 | shā sēng | Sha1 Seng1 | Sha Wujing | | |
| 12 | 僧院 | 僧院 | sēng yuàn | seng1 yuan4 | abbey; Buddhist monastery; vihara | | |
| 13 | 僧徒 | 僧徒 | sēng tú | seng1 tu2 | Buddhist monks | | |
| 14 | 僧俗 | 僧俗 | sēng sú | seng1 su2 | laymen; laity | | |
| 15 | 僧人 | 僧人 | sēng rén | seng1 ren2 | monk | | |
| 16 | 僧伽 | 僧伽 | sēng qié | seng1 qie2 | (Buddhism) sangha; the monastic community; monk | | |
| 17 | 僧帽猴 | 僧帽猴 | sēng mào hóu | seng1 mao4 hou2 | capuchin monkey; genus Cebidae | | |
| 18 | 僧帽瓣 | 僧帽瓣 | sēng mào bàn | seng1 mao4 ban4 | see 二尖瓣 | | |
| 19 | 僧加罗语 | 僧加羅語 | sēng jiā luó yǔ | Seng1 jia1 luo2 yu3 | Sinhalese (language) | | |
| 20 | 僧伽蓝摩 | 僧伽藍摩 | sēng jiā lán mó | seng1 jia1 lan2 mo2 | monastery (Buddhism) | | |
| 21 | 僧多粥少 | 僧多粥少 | sēng duō zhōu shǎo | seng1 duo1 zhou1 shao3 | lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around; demand exceeds supply | | |
| 22 | 贫僧 | 貧僧 | pín sēng | pin2 seng1 | poor monk (humble term used by monk of himself) | | |
| 23 | 蓝胸佛法僧 | 藍胸佛法僧 | lán xiōng fó fǎ sēng | lan2 xiong1 fo2 fa3 seng1 | (bird species of China) European roller (Coracias garrulus) | | |
| 24 | 高僧 | 高僧 | gāo sēng | gao1 seng1 | a senior monk | | |
| 25 | 佛法僧目 | 佛法僧目 | fó fǎ sēng mù | fo2 fa3 seng1 mu4 | Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills | | |